Shoe polish brush



l1, 1943. J.`ARENA 2,3195028 SHOE POLISH -BRUSH Filed May 2o, 1941 Fas,if; if@ fb;

Patented May 11, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE sHoE POLISH BRUSHJoseph Arena, Brooklyn, IY.

Application May 2o, 1941,- ser'ial No. 3943339 s claims. (o1. 13 176)This invention relates to brushes. It is particularly directed to a shoebrush or dauber, and the like articles.

It is well known that in shoe brushes or daubers such as used bybootblacks, the bristles wear away faster at one end than at the other.therefore an object of the present invention to provide a brush of thecharacter described, in which the bristle carrying portion of the brushmay be turned 150 degrees and attached to the handle in a new position,so that the bristles which have worn away least will be at the placewhere they get the most use.

A further object of this invention is to provide a strong, rugged andcompact brush of the character described, which shall be relativelyinexpensive to manufacture, easy to manipulate, and yet practical andefficient to a high degree in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which thescope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the variouspossible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a brush embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, with parts broken away and incross-section;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the handle only;

Fig. 4 is an end View of the brush, taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, I designates a brush embodyingthe invention. The same comprises a handle portion II and a head I2. Thehandle II is provided with a longitudinal opening I3 terminating shortof the rear end of the handle and extending to the front end I4 of saidhandle. The handle II is furthermore formed with an opening I crossingthe opening I3 and extending to the upper surface I6 of the handle.

The opening I5 is substantially rectangular in cross-section andinserted therein is a nut I9. The nut I9 has a screw threaded axialopening 2'0 co-axial with the opening I3. The portion of the opening I5above the nut I9 may be closed by a plug 22, the upper surface of whichis flush with the upper surface I8 of the handle II Fixed' to' theforward ad er tnenaadie aeextdirg forwardly' t'le'frif, and on bppsitsides of opening I3 are a pair of parallel prongs 23, for the purposehereinafter appearing. There is furthermore attached to the frontsurface I4 of the handle, a rubber gasket 25.

The head I2 carries the brush bristles or fibres 33. Said head is formedwith a through opening 3| adapted to register with the opening I3. Thehead I2 has flat front and rear surfaces 36 and 31. Said surfaces areformed with recessed portions 36a and 31a. At the center of the saidrecess portions 36a and 31a are countersunk openings 36h and 31hco-axial with the through opening 3|.

Said head I2 is furthermore formed with pairs of parallel sockets 40 and4I extending to the recessed surfaces 36a and 31a, respectively. Thesockets 40 and 4I are aligned with the prongs 23.

As shown in the drawing, the prongs 23 project into the sockets 49. HeadI2 is attached to the handle by means of a longitudinal screw 45 havinga head 46 at one end and a screw threaded portion 4'I at the other endscrewed within the screw threaded opening 20 of the nut I9. Within therecess 31a and the countersunk 31h is a metal gasket 50 adapted toreceive the head 46 of the screw 45. Upon turning the screw, the head ispressed against the rubber gasket 2'5.

When the outer end portions of the bristles 30 wear away, the whole headmay be reversed. This may be done by first unscrewing the screw 45,taking off the head, turning it degrees and reinserting the screw. Ofcourse, the gasket 50 is removed and placed at the opposite end of thehead. When reversed, the prongs 23 enter the sockets 4 I.

It will now be understood that the head may be very easily reversed andfixed to the handle in such position. Y

It will be noted that the metal gasket 50 covers the socket openings atthe outer end of the brush.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved, and which is welladapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth,it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth is to beinterpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent; f

1. A brush comprising a handle and a headg said handle being formed witha longitudinal opening, said head being formed with a through openingregistering with the opening in the handle, said handle being formedwith an opening communicating with the longitudinal opening thereof, anut Within said second opening in the handle, a pair of parallel prongsattached to the forward ends of the handle and extending forwardlytherefrom, said head having sockets at opposite ends thereof adapted toreceive said prongs, and a screw extending through the opening in thehead and through the longitudinal opening in the handle, and screwed tothe nut in the handle.

2. A brush comprising a handle and a head, said handle being formed witha longitudinal opening, said head being formed with a through openingregistering with the opening in the han-` dle, said handle being formedwith an opening communicating with the longitudinal opening thereof, anut within said second opening in the handle, a pair of parallel prongsattached to the forward ends of the handle and extending forwardlytherefrom, said head having sockets at opposite ends thereof adapted toreceive said prongs, a screw extending through the opening in the headand through the longitudinal opening in the handle, and screwed to theend of the handle, and a rubber gasket attached to the forward end ofthe handle and adapted to be contacted by the head.

3. A brush comprising a handle and a head, said handle and head beingformed with registering openings, a nut embedded within the handle, ascrew extending through said registering openings and screwed to saidnut, said handle being formed with a pair of parallel prongs, and saidhead having pairs of parallel sockets at opposite ends thereof adaptedto receive said prongs, and a gasket for the head of said screw adaptedto cover the sockets at the adjacent end of the head.

JOSEPH ARENA.

